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Interim Housing Strategy Partnerships & Engagement Officer Reference no: Cornwall 5227977 Pay rate £24.00 per hour PAYE This opening assignment is for 2-3 months The production and implementation of planning and housing related strategies that support and initiate key service actions as the client. To conduct customer and partner consultation to support the development of service improvement projects across the department, the Council and with external agencies and to facilitate the work of the Planning and Housing Policy Team in identifying and monitoring housing needs. Lead on preparation of strategies such as those needed to inform Gypsy & Traveller services, Homelessness services, or other Housing functions, ensuring that these services are delivered within the Council’s framework of quality standards, performance targets, budgetary control and legislative requirements. In addition, the role holder will be expected to support in the preparation of strategic statutory and non statutory planning documents Key responsibilities:

• Provide professional direction, representation and advocacy of Cornwall Council’s strategic housing agenda through the preparation of strategies, action plans, projects and initiatives.
• To develop strategies, policies and projects to address housing needs, homelessness, supported housing, Gypsy and Traveller provision, energy efficiency and identified local issues associated with the private rented sector. Lead project teams/partnership bodies comprising multiple internal and, where necessary, external partners to ensure sound recommendations, decisions and delivery. Contribute specialist housing needs input into the development of the Council Strategy and Business Plan and supporting documents i.e. Adult Social Care Transformation Plan, Housing Revenue Account Business Plan, Local Development Framework (LDF) documents, including both Local Development Documents (LDDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). Liaising with officers of Cornwall Council’s housing services and Cornwall Housing Ltd (CHL), social services and other housing related public bodies and charities to implement solutions to meeting identified housing needs. To liaise with local Registered Providers and other partners to improve partnership working on a range of issues that support the Strategic Housing Partnership. To identify areas of best practice in terms of service delivery and take the lead role within the housing strategy section for sharing such knowledge with existing team members and external agencies.
• The co-ordination of a range of external and public meetings and, as appropriate, inter-agency joint working and inter-agency projects with the voluntary, private or public sectors, to identifying best practise to address identified housing needs.
• Representing Cornwall Council’s strategic housing agenda at housing-needs related working groups at regional, sub-regional, county and local level, including attendance on social care, choice based lettings and housing market partnership groups or forums. Development, implementation and communication of processes, project plans and project initiation documents to meet identified business needs within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality. The presentation of reports and to represent the Head of Housing Strategy and Partnerships at Committees Boards and Steering groups and other internal and external meetings and events as appropriate.
• Undertaking, commissioning, analysing and disseminating appropriate and targeted social, economic and environmental research and intelligence to inform policy and practice and provide complex technical and logistical support to partnerships, advising on funding or other means of addressing housing needs beyond Planning Obligations.
• Contribute to the development of the annual Service Plan to ensure compliance with performance standards and processes critical to the achievement of the service plan objectives and targets. Prepare for the relevant Head of Service the annual Team Plan including staff development and training proposals. Be responsible for own self-development on a continuous basis and to ensure all CPD requirements are met and match the outputs required by the service. To ensure the Council’s Health and Safety Policy is complied with and to undertake their responsibilities as set out within the Policy.
• Secure and maintain Investment Partner status (and submit bids as required) and lead on any additional funding partnerships with Homes England or other institutions that may support HRA activity.
• Develop systems to monitor the use of external funding and compliance with any requirements set by the funding institution;
• Work with Registered Providers and developer partners to maximise delivery potential and investment within Cornwall

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent academic ability, or hold an appropriate professional qualification, or demonstrate relevant equivalent experience
• Membership (or eligibility to become a member) of a relevant recognised professional organisation
• Demonstrable broad in-depth knowledge and understanding of the legislation, technical, financial and key policy issues underpinning the relevant key areas of the current trends and issues affecting the delivery of housing services
• Demonstrable broad experience and evidence of complexity of depth and breadth of skills and ability in successfully working with professions, stakeholders and/or local community to achieve an identified target or output
• Demonstrate analytical, research and problem solving skills
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable: ALD If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via [email protected] but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: Cornwall 5227977

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